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Knox County Board of Health Meeting 7.29.2020: Bars to Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 30, 2020

The fact that this would be a three hour and fifty minute meeting was portended when a motion was presented before the agenda could be approved and the motion was to drop the agenda and the...

COVID-19: 7.29.2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 29, 2020

It’s mid-week, and I hope you are all safe and well. The simple math of expanding numbers of cases dictates that many of us now know, directly and indirectly, people who have contracted COVID-19. The first...

COVID-19: 7/28/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 28, 2020

Is it Friday, yet? No? 🙂 Ok, I hope your week is off to a good start. If you missed this morning’s article, you might want to check it out. I included monthly charts, which some...

Monthly COVID-19 Charts, Dr. Birx Visits and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 28, 2020

There is only so much I can pack into my afternoon articles, so with Dr. Birx’ visit to Tennessee, yesterday, and the requests I’ve received for monthly charts, I decided to take this morning to discuss...

COVID-19: 7/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 27, 2020

Welcome to the final week of July. Wearing that mask? Keeping that distance? These are the best tools we have at this point to slow the spread and keep our businesses open and operating, even if...

A Walk Through U.T. Gardens and Back Into the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 27, 2020

I took a lot of long walks before the heat got turned up to full volume in recent weeks. It was a good way to get some exercise and to see something besides the four walls...

COVID-19: 7/24/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 24, 2020

Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you have some plans for the weekend that bring you a happy moment or two. In our home we have a new Bob Dylan album, a four and eleven-year old who...

COVID-19: 7/23/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2020

Welcome to the Thursday report. The numbers are discouraging today, but remember numbers shouldn’t dictate our joy. They are a concern. We should adapt our behavior sensibly as a result. The virus is making our life...

Knox County Board of Health Meeting 7.22.2020

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2020

The meeting began with Dr. Buchanan reviewing the benchmarks as had been done at the earlier meeting. There are current two indicators on red (cases, deaths), two on yellow (testing, hospital capacity), and one green (public...

COVID-19: 7/22/2020 Update (Plus Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 22, 2020

Mid-way through another week. The Board of Health meets this afternoon at 5 pm to discuss the current state of the benchmarks. The school system continues to make plans for bringing students back and today is...

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Knox County Board of Health Meeting 7.29.2020: Bars to Close

COVID-19: 7.29.2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

COVID-19: 7/28/2020 Update

Monthly COVID-19 Charts, Dr. Birx Visits and More

COVID-19: 7/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

A Walk Through U.T. Gardens and Back Into the City

COVID-19: 7/24/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

COVID-19: 7/23/2020 Update

Knox County Board of Health Meeting 7.22.2020

COVID-19: 7/22/2020 Update (Plus Today’s Health Department Briefing)

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